Black News · Civil Rights · September 23, 2026
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- Lil Durk Posted a Picture of Malcolm X and an Inspirational Quote on Instagram, but Did the Civil Rights Leader Ever Say This? (via vice.com).
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Organizations mentioned: Content, Durk, Google, Instagram, Lindsey, Nighly Nash, Videos, XXL.
Numbers in this story: Sept. 19, 2026.
Lil Durk recently celebrated his big legal wins by taking to Instagram to post a photo of Malcolm X. Alongside the image, Durk reportedly shared an inspirational quote that seemed to be attributed to the iconic civil rights leader. However, upon researching, it doesn’t appear that Malcolm X ever said this particular quote.[1]
Videos by VICE According to XXL, on Sept. 19, 2026, Lil Durk posted this quote: “The message outlives the man, Courage, Knowledge Purpose Speak Truth. A voice can become a movement.[1]
The mission is bigger than me. Learn, Lead, Build Never silence the message.”[1]
He also included a hashtag for the word “freedom”. The outlet noted that there is no indication Malcolm X ever said this, and a quick Google search confirms it.[1]
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References
- vice.com. Lil Durk Posted a Picture of Malcolm X and an Inspirational Quote on Instagram, but Did the Civil Rights Leader Ever Say This?. ↩
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